
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 4PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 25 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:20AM1.71m | 9:33PM1.65m | 10:03AM1.72m | 10:17PM1.64m | 10:45AM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20PM0.20m | 3:44AM0.12m | 4:05PM0.22m | 4:25AM0.14m | 4:47PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 4 | N 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
40 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 25 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 39 | 15 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 9 | N 11 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 8 | N 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | N 12 | N 15 | N 16 | N 9 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | — | N 13 | — | N 9 | N 9 | E 13 | N 12 | N 13 | N 12 | N 13 | — | — |
9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 5 | N 2 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 |
— | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 32 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 120 | 178 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 127 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 76 | 206 | 229 | 277 | 222 | 46 |
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